• Urinary tract infection
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Urinary_tract_infection/
    of UTI can be non-specific, and overlap with common viral illnesses, especially in younger children … does not exclude UTI Leukocytosis can occur with other febrile illnesses (e.g. viral infections … of urinary tract infection (UTI) are often non-specific in infants and young children Urine dipstick …
  • Immigrant health - acute presentations
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Immigrant_Health_acute_presentations/
    considerations in refugee children Links Fever Viral infections  Bacterial infections Malaria  (endemic areas … Malaria Respiratory symptoms Viral RTI Pneumonia, Asthma Bronchiolitis Croup Pertussis: vaccination may … - H pylori Immigrant health - Hepatitis B Diarrhoea Viral gastroenteritis Bacterial gastroenteritis …
  • Recognition of the seriously unwell neonate and young infant
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Recognition_of_the_seriously_unwell_neonate_and_young_infant/
    infections (see UTI ) being the most common bacterial infection Fever is not always present. Neonates … features Infective: bacterial  UTI/pyelonephritis Fever vomiting, poor feeding Bacteraemia/sepsis Pneumonia … or lesions Infective: viral Bronchiolitis Tachypnoea, increased work of breathing, wheeze or crackles …
  • Vomiting
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Vomiting/
    Anaphylaxis Viral illness Pneumonia Abdominal Abdominal distension and tenderness, "tinkling"/absence of bowel … Appendicitis UTI Lower abdominal/pelvic pain or testicular pain Testicular torsion Ovarian torsion Gastro … illness Sepsis UTI Meningitis Neurological Headache Migraine Intracranial pathology ie raised ICP …
  • Haematuria
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Haematuria/
    asymptomatic microscopic haematuria, viral infections, UTI, trauma, HSP, hypercalciuria and inherited …
  • Radiology - Acute indications
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Radiology_Guidelines_Acute_indications/
    therapy   possible air leak. NB. Focal signs +/- fever are most likely due to mucus plug and viral illness … of the request should be proportional to the symptoms.  Urinary tract imaging  Bacteriologically proven first UTI
  • Non-IgE mediated food allergy
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Non-IgE_mediated_food_allergy/
    solids) Underlying immune-deficiency Infection (sepsis, meningitis, UTI, gastroenteritis) Pyloric … for thrombocytopenia Can consider stool testing for MCS and viral PCR to exclude infectious causes for presentation …
  • Febrile child
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Febrile_child/
    in children are viral infections, however serious bacterial infections (SBIs) need to be considered The most …, have a lower threshold for investigations UTI is the most common SBI, if there is no clinically obvious …

The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which the RCH is situated, the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, and we pay our respects to their Elders past and present.

The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which the RCH is situated, the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, and we pay our respects to their Elders past and present.

The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which the RCH is situated, the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, and we pay our respects to their Elders past and present.